Sat, 13 Nov 1999, 02:45 PM POMONA - Pro Stock Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock at the 35th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Larry Morgan Runs 6.992/198.15, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.004/197.97, Was #23
Right Lane: Jim Yates Runs 6.978/197.77, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.939/198.55, Was #7

11:14 AM The next-to-last qualifying session of the century opens with Greg Anderson on the bubble at 6.980. Morgan comes up just short of the number and Yates slows from his best effort.

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Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 6.999/196.33, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.001/196.99, Was #23
Right Lane: Mike Edwards Runs 6.996/197.39, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.975/198.41, Was #15

Two more "almost qualified" runs, Jones still outside the field, Edwards still barely inside.

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Left Lane: Richie Stevens Runs 6.934/197.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.928/198.00, Was #4
Right Lane: Mike Thomas Runs 6.993/197.16, Now #21; Best prior run: 6.993/196.82, Was #21

Thomas is consistent, but a few clock ticks too slow once again.

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Left Lane: Arturo Delgado Runs 7.001/197.54, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.973/197.91, Was #14
Right Lane: Hurley Blakeney Runs 7.046/196.24, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.013/196.27, Was #26

No help here either...conditions aren't quite as good as yesterday's session, so it's going to take an exceptional effort to get into the field today.

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Left Lane: Jeg Coughlin Runs 6.912/199.32, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.940/199.55, Was #8
Right Lane: Ron Krisher Runs 6.970/198.41, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.967/198.41, Was #13

Wow! Jeg moves way up the ladder despite tire shake on the launch.

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Left Lane: Warren Johnson Runs 6.921/200.14, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.908/201.07, Was #1
Right Lane: Kurt Johnson Runs 6.965/199.29, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.951/198.61, Was #9

KJ's car was all over the lane on the launch but he delivers a pretty good run anyway. WJ is slower than Jeg's quick lap of the session.

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Left Lane: Larry Nance Runs 6.999/196.70, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.010/196.53, Was #25
Right Lane: Troy Coughlin Runs 6.956/198.61, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.923/198.88, Was #3

Same story as most runs this session, though Nance did improve and get into the sixes.

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Left Lane: Mark Pawuk Runs 6.970/198.44, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.924/198.70, Was #4
Right Lane: Greg Anderson Runs 6.977/198.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.980/198.41, Was #16

Anderson picks it up a few thousandths, but not enough to get off the bump spot. Pawuk's car made a hard move to the right on the launch.

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Left Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 6.997/197.91, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.964/198.67, Was #11
Right Lane: V. Gaines Runs 6.945/199.37, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.997/198.03, Was #22

Gaines gets his problems sorted out and bumps Anderson on an impressive pass. That puts Mike Edwards on the bubble at 6.975.

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Left Lane: Don Beverley Runs 7.021/196.19, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.985/196.85, Was #19
Right Lane: Tony Gillig Runs 6.966/198.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.966/198.15, Was #13

Gillig matches his best ET and almost matches his best speed here...

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Left Lane: Allen Johnson Runs 6.951/198.12, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.959/197.83, Was #11
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 7.282/156.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.933/199.40, Was #6

AJ improves, but not enough to move off the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Robert Patrick Runs 6.981/197.13, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.993/197.45, Was #21
Right Lane: Steve Schmidt Runs 7.026/196.56, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.010/196.62, Was #25

Patrick improves, but not quite enough...

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Left Lane: Darrell Alderman Runs 6.958/197.80, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.982/197.16, Was #19
Right Lane: George Marnell Runs 7.079/195.51, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.049/196.96, Was #28

Alderman steps up and bumps Edwards, putting Arturo Delgado on the bubble at 6.973.

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Left Lane: Bruce Allen Runs 6.962/198.79, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.937/198.79, Was #7

Allen closed the session with a very shaky run, the rear end of the car dancing left and right on the launch.




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